diff --git a/config/debugbar.php b/config/debugbar.php
index fddfc34b3..179cdae9e 100644
--- a/config/debugbar.php
+++ b/config/debugbar.php
@@ -278,6 +278,15 @@
      */
     'route_prefix' => '_debugbar',
 
+    /*
+     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     | DebugBar route middleware
+     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     |
+     | Additional middleware to run on the Debugbar routes
+     */
+    'route_middleware' => [],
+
     /*
      |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
      | DebugBar route domain
diff --git a/src/debugbar-routes.php b/src/debugbar-routes.php
index c8c87301f..9537e3d6d 100644
--- a/src/debugbar-routes.php
+++ b/src/debugbar-routes.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     'namespace' => 'Barryvdh\Debugbar\Controllers',
     'prefix' => app('config')->get('debugbar.route_prefix'),
     'domain' => app('config')->get('debugbar.route_domain'),
-    'middleware' => [\Barryvdh\Debugbar\Middleware\DebugbarEnabled::class],
+    'middleware' => array_merge(app('config')->get('debugbar.route_middleware', []), [\Barryvdh\Debugbar\Middleware\DebugbarEnabled::class]),
 ];
 
 app('router')->group($routeConfig, function ($router) {